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But now up the reserved space in the middle of the crowd there rushed singly the three of the bleeding shouldersâ€"brandishing their axes,velling horribly,lea.ping and tear- selves, while their long hair and their scanty garments, rugged and gory, stream- ed in the wind. One of them overturned a. dignified merchant, the second upset a den. key, the third stumbled and fell heavily, then rolled to his feet and raged forwards agein, linking his flats at the infidels,â€"the , , __ r"""“'-’ “v uuuuuuucu “CI: to Mrs Murphy. I It was at this moment that three of But not once would the young man so much as look at the girl himself. Some- - . thing had happened to John. He was :2: mics, gift. :‘filmtgi on 17:3 datid afraid of Jessica ever since the little ad- spran to tgheir feetpwigh cg, sell cant); venture on. the hillmde, thn she had hackefl at themselves with bittfe-axes i sprung to hm involuntarily, With that- 100k till blood streamed over their naked 5 of confidence, ofâ€"of love ! John Farquhar dared not 39. the word. He was be- ehoulders. John shudder-ed, and Pughedftrothedto hisycousin, to Miss Nevill the his way through the throne to the corner . g heiress, and the word love was not for him where he had heard hm mother scream, and i in connection with any other maiden. He from whence she and her companions were = was afraid of little Miss Talbot nowâ€"most now trying to escape. (The strong-minded ‘ 'bl . . , H oul d not Mm cm,» I 232:: loam: W to the scene, and whipping out a pencil, u Mrs. Farquhar has told him 1" thought began a sketch for the Daily Graphic.) - - . . ldness, u and “This foolish adventure will make mother 'Z::x§: allegzggagp’tmgAEas 23m clenching ill,” thought John. her hands, " Oh,itis Flora. he loves ! She But now up the reserved space in the ‘is able to help him. He speaks to her. He middle of the crowd there rushed singly the : watches her. He calls her his good angel. threeof the bleeding shouldersâ€"brandishing 'It is Flore. he loves ! Why, oh, why did their axes yelling horribly leaping and tear- ’ . 9,, selves. while their long; hair “A nun. s ”93"" come here - , ~ -~~.: ""‘a â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" 1"" W “W - “ 011, a. Mohammedan Salvatioi: Army, no doubt. We had much better all come away, My mother, I am sure, had no idea what she was going to 39a. Inmust go to L..- n A»: her.” And reosiaiirx’né' firs. .Cgixetssven- treaties for protection, be abandoned her to Mrs Murphy. It was at this mnmnnfi *IIQ‘! ‘hnon A: ‘4-.. see? Aid pray, Cainain Faréuhar, tell us who these very layghaflzle: pepple rare ?” ((A1, ‘I' I “ No, but we are all right now you have '_ come. As Mrs. Farquhar has Hadji, shei can spare you.” “ My mother l” exclaimed John. “ Yes. She and Miss Talbot were all the morning on the terrace, and got; quite excited listening to the drums and watching the crowd. My husband advised Mrs. Farquhar to try Hadji’s white donkey just for these few steps, so astobe able to see. There she is, and. the two girls and Hadji with 'her, don’t you ;. -AAQ A”) “Don’t get too close,” advised John ; “ they are a disgusting sight, poor beggars, and now and then aspecially holy enthusi- ast. runs amuck through the crowd, and may have an antipathy to unveiled ladies. Have you no one with you :2” of tom-toms on the Soko, and saw a. dense crowd round a company of dervishes, who were performing antics before a green- turbaned saint on a white mule. John had seen this sort of business before, and hardly threw a glance at the half-naked fanatics, who were leaping in the air or rolling in the dust, preparatory, as he knew. to slashing at their heads after their manner. But his eye fell upon Mrs. Cobbe and the ladies of the Irish family, who were pressing for- ward to see what in the world. was going on . John was stepp ping briskly from the town i to the Villa. de Fran , wondering how his mother was, when he heard a great beating i 9f tom-toms on the Soko, and saw a. Soon after this Captain Farquhar, who1 had been at Gibraltar for two days, and; feeling a. good deal disturbed in his mind, g returned to Tangier. And he returned: armed with all manner of good resolutions : , a. certain young lady he would studiously avoid; and all hlS ottention henceforth should be confined to her companion, who, 3 though extremely pleasing, was perfectly, ha'm‘xless to the engnged man. “ Certainly not! certainly not!” cried Jessica, her eyes dancing as she clapped her hands and bounced about the bed- room in her nightgown. Things looked promising, Flora thought; and she gave her opinion that the joke had now been carried far enough, and that they had better embark again in the Hercules, and let Jessica upon Spanish soil resolve once more into Miss N‘evill, the heiress. “ You are a hypocrite. my dear," said Flora ; “ but; tell me, as a dead secret, you know, Talbot aren’t you beginning to like him a. little 2” “Of course.” shecsaid, “I shall never have one moment’s happiness as his wife, but it is something to gain the crown of“ martyrdom ; and you know, Williams, if I} didn’t marry him, papa would certainly think he must marry Mrs. Farquhar, and that would make us all ridiculous ;and be- sides, I couldn’t spend any of John’s money, of course; and papa says John wouldn’t take it back ;and to keep it all lying ina bank is just what we are told never to do in the parable about the man and the napkin. I wish always to do my duty, Williams.” ' As for J easica,the little humbug continued to abuse her betrothed behind his back, but was gay in his society ; and now, to Flora’s amusement, displayed the greatest ingenu- ity in inventing geasons for submission to the detested marriage. _ (the ‘ . , , ~~â€".: "“â€"a l'“"J ' John took it buck quite meekly, with apologies for his manly murdering way, and next morning brought her two living bee-esters, their legs tied so that they were like greyhounds in a leash, and could fly together about the room. Jessica. kept these while she was at Tangier, and tamed them completely. John Ferquher did not tell how early he had risen, nor how many hours he had spent on the mountain with a. little Moorish bird-catcher, to get the pretty creatures. These trifles he gave to Talbot, but on'the whole he divided his at- tentions pretty equally between her and her friend. The younger girl often tormented herself wondering which of the two he liked best ; but Flora had no doubts, for his talk to her was all of Jessica. “ He is not behav- ; ing properly for an engaged man,” thought 1 Williams ; “ but what fun when he learns ‘ the truth 1” -_-__ 'v urn-v bazaars, and bargained for them in Arabic. He gota boat,and took them for a sail. He pointed out the hoopoea fluttering like big butterflies, and the golden bee-eaters flash- ing overhead in the sunshine. Jessica. admir- ed thelatter so niuch that he shot one for her, and had it made into a hat ornament at the bird-stuffing establishment on the Marshal). “Oh, you are cruel!” cried the girl. “The dear, little, lovely, swift thing ! Why do In? always kill anything pretty if’i _fi_ _- -â€"vw how constantly John was inritheir society. He rode with them dail , for every one rides at Tangier. _He escorted them to the CHAPTER V. mmm EPISODES. But a. week went by and the girls were Itill at the Villa de France Hotel, and J es- sica was still Talbot, and had kept up the reputation of a Girton girl. She and Flora. wen intimate with Mrs. Farqnhar ; but the innit, much in her own room, had no idea. LA__ A COMEDY 0F ERRORS. Flora took up her station for the night by the sick woman’s bed. The room was semi- darkened, and everything was quiet ; she was redy herself with her medicine-bottles and her stimulantsâ€"alert, sensible, a. tower of strength. Mrs. Farquhar was only half conscious, and she téssed about in the pain-A “Jessica what?!” questioned Mrs. Far- ‘21 « quhar, rising on her arm. is! “Your Jessica. Jessica Nevill,” said 3 i the girl tearfully. ‘a. “ 0h, do take care !” said Flora, 3 [frightened by her patient's wild air of l:zjoy, “ you must not excite her.” For dngs. Farquhar had sunk back speech- y ' less, and her breath came in painful flutter- ! ings. so that Flora even feared she was é dying. But feverishly she clutched Jessica’s glhand, drawing her nearer. and the awe- S‘struck girl kissed her pallid lips. After ' which succeeded another death-like swoon ; and then, to Flora’s intense relief, John re- . turned with the doctor. S Q Yet poor Mrs. Farquhar, recognizing 1n Flora. the kind, authoritative nurse. had V‘eyes only for Jessica. The child stole 1’0 i her side and knelt, kissing her hand ; and 8- ; wan smile illuminated the sufl'erer’s drawn (face, while she felt for the warfn young 5 fingers, and clasped them appropmatmgly. lFrom the first Mrs. Farquhar had Petted i Jessica. John saw her delight in the young creature now, and his heart swelled Within him tu mltuously. I “ Oh, what have 1 done i” whispered Jessica. “ She will tell John ! and whatâ€" ,oh what will he think of me? How can I f meet: him again, Flora? I’d give anything 1 if we could escape away this very night._” D..L nl__, I “ What good angel brought you to ug !” he exclaimed, grasping her hand. J essxca. listened jealously. \Vhy could she do nothing. she who should at; such a. moment; have been ey-erything to him? _â€"--~ v' unguvc I; ’ " " "J ‘J But Flora had to stay to nurse Mrs Far- quhar, who lay in the extremity of suffer- ing. Flora. had once been for six months In a. hospital, and her quick witted experxence immediately made itself felt. John turned to her instinctively. “ ‘VlmM- a--.) --_‘_1 L,,, . . . .n “ I t. is my name,” answered the girl, too much agitated to keep up the deception. Sevesal {nomegts Rgssed. CHAPTER. VI. THE WHITE DONKEY’S WORK. Mrs. Farquhar opened her eyes pain‘ fully, and looked from one to the M P 15 other of the two young faces. “ Why did she say ‘ Jessica ’ '2 ” murmured the sick woman. “ Hush,” saia Flora; “ we must; be very quxeb, Jessica.” “Oh, Flora: how dreadful 1” sobbed Jessica, who had never seen any sane so ill before: “uni we were all so happy half an hour ago ! ” “ “nah 3’ an:A wlAnA - (I .â€"- ...._..L 1.- ._-___ Flora. turned to John Farquhar. “Do you know that this may be a. question of minutes?’ she said, looking very grave: and bade him 0 at once for the English doctor at the otel Continental. “ I have had some training as a. nurse; you may trust her to me,” she said quietly, as he reluctantly obeyed. And then John glanced round; im- patiently, though he loved his mother. What he saw filled him with dismay, and in her turn Jessica was forgotten. For any exertion, any slight physical shock, any alarm, was dangerous for Mrs. Far- ‘quhar’s weak heart; and as Jessica had said, Hadji’s big white donkey was the very last creature she ought to have mount- ed. John looked round in time to see his mother thrownâ€"no more. And then the big donkey broke away and galloped across the Soko; like the fanatics, clearing his way by the mere terror of his approach. ‘ Alas for Mrs. Farquhar! John lifted and‘ bore her into the house, unconscious, blue- lipped, rigid; and every one felt instinctive- ly_that the accident was no trifle. “ Please go to Mrs. Farquhar,” murmur- ed Jessica, blushing with joy at his soft tones; and half yielding to, half withdraw- ing from, what had become all but an em. race. Had he exfervheah her Christian name he would have said it in that new-born tenderness of agitation. But. knowmg'her only as “ Talbot,” a. mere ridlcnlous me]:- name, his ignorance saved hlm from an indiscretion. “ You" ire not hurt ‘2” he quostioned anxiously. “ Not: frightened? Are you sure? Let me see you safely indoors. You aritr‘ezpbling, you poor little thing.” “Oh, thank you,” murmured Jessica, re- covering herself, and now rabher embarras- sed. “I am sorry to have made a fuss. And oh, look at that donkey how he is kicking ! It is not fit for Mrs. Farquhar ! Please go to her. I am all right.” But John lingered, his arm still round the shivering girl. | Mr. Farquhar’s donkey, startled by the hubbub, plunged and kicked, but John was not attending to his mother at the moment. For the madman had snatched at J essica’s white skirt, and the girl gave a cry of ter- ror ; then seeing John, she threw herself impulsively into his rescuing arms, out- stretched no less impetuously for her protec- tion. Of course there was no real danger; one blow sent the fanatic reeling back to his fellows. But in her fright Jessica still clung to her betrothedâ€"gladly, with a tight clasp. And he carried her to a hillock by the garden wall of the hotel. So close‘ at Tangier are barbarism and the luxuries ‘ of French civilization ! ' 1 '-â€"__ vvâ€"â€"â€"â€" -â€"â€", who were fleeing from the ecstasies of the falthful. Pg-rbarian Ladies in their shameless costume, ofierations they kept on their caps, as is the use of British workmen. The house- holder lectured the parent plumber on the bad example he was setting his son in not teaching him to take his cap off in a. gen- tleman’s house. The parent replied by setting up the custom of the trade to work covered. The plea was overruled, and the father plumber’s cap thrown out of the Has a. plumber a. right to wear his cap in one’s house? This was the point submitted to the Highgate justices by an ex-fellow of Balliol. The plumber and his son came to the ex-fellow’s house to clexr away a stop- age in _ the hath. _ Arrived at the scene of It appears that O’Brien who was looking on all the while, clambered on the rock where 1 was engaged with the seal, and with a. blow of his bludgeon ended the bat- tle. In all likelihood he saved me from death. Placing the muzzle of the rifle against what seemed to be the shoulder of the seal, I fired. The hold on my ankle relaxed for an instant ; then came a more angry bite on the thick part of my leg, and I became conscious of some one near me. A dull blow sounded end I fainted. All this happened in a. moment. I felt my ankle crunches though the foot would come off. As swiftly as possible I reloaded. I could scarcely see the brute that held my ankle, so blinded was I from pain. And I could not understand why it was that O’Brien had not come to my rescue. But there was no time to spare. I must-lose my leg or kill the seal. on t. The din was awful. .It seemed as if the little island were being blown to pieces by some modern battery. I became aware, too soon, that my shot had not killed the ani- mal, and that by series of curious spine- msde movements he had come close to me and caught my ankle in his powerful jaws. I nearly fell. I was too fear-stricken to cry Then we went over to Carrigdufi‘ and en- deavored with music to inveigle other seals. 1 And we were rewarded, for far within “ the great cave ” there appeared a splendid male, much larger than those we had before seenâ€"not a common seal, but one of the large, bearded seals. He was, to all ap- pearance, unconscious of our approach. The flute-player continued his tune, and the oars pushed the waters as noiselessly as possible until we were within a few yards of the game. “ Now try your gun,” whispered O’Brien. I climbed out of the yawl and got close to the seal. I feared to get too close, lest I should frighten him off the ledge ; so I rested against the slimy rock and, taking careful aim at a point between his should- ers, fired. ‘ O'Brien laughed. “ My dear sir,” he replied, “it is impossible. I will prove it to you. You have your rifle with you. Well, the next time we meet a seal I will allow you to do the work with powder and ball, and we shall see how you fare.” “ Why nBt; shoot the podr brutes and so end the affair '2” I asked. Without, gun or spear my friend sprang to the rocky ledge. He had with him only a. bludgeon and a. long knife. Noiselessly advancing upon the seals, be dealt one of them a. blow on the nose and then slid for- ward and killed it; with his knife. Thus our first capture was made. “Now it is out: tirfieFEEE‘d O’Brien, and the boatmen gently rowed toward the fas~ cinated seals, the flute-player still continu- ing his tune. fivwvâ€" â€" ~i._ Ali uuwvu a. weird, wild song inekind of undertone. To the writer this seemed a. curious accom- paniment to 9.5331 hunt: but he was still more surprised when one of the men pro duceda flute and played on it a. quaint, sympathetic air, that echoed and re-echoed among the caves. The musical effects wer marvellous ; but our author turned te O‘Brien and asked, “What is the meanino of all this '3” “Oh, it is to attract the seals. In a. few minutes you will see them basking on the water and on the ledges, charmed almost to unconsciousness by the music.” And so it happened ; for underneath, on “an easy ledge,” we saw two seals scramble up end lie quietly listening._ Dangerous Shooting. Seals are very fond of music, and the hunters who pursue them most successfully often make use of some musical instrument to attract them. In “A Seal Hunt on the Blusket Islands ” a writer in Outing de- scribes an adventure with seals, when a. gun proved a. dangerous weapon. The oars dipfied slowly, O’Brien’s eyes were fixed on the caves, and the bostmen sung in, unison a Inn:n.1 __:1 s - 7‘ --..~. cu John raised his eyes for a moment, and a. flush slowly l‘ose and faded on his face. “If you WWI,” he said coldly, turn- ing away. And Jessica. stayed, sitting on the floor With her back to him, but where he eould watch her. Watch her he did, Without a word, hour after hour. J essics cried at first, and he saw her shoul- ders rise to her sobs like a. child’s. Then she $39" very quiet, and tried to be strong like lore. _ Perhaps in after-years, when he was tl‘ylng to vanquish his dislike to her, it would help him to remember that they had watched this strange, and night together! It was near the daWn when Flora. step- ped out and called him “There is a change,” she said quietly ; “ you had bettercome,” But the nurse did not return to her post, for she knew Ethat there was no ‘ more which she could do, and that it was the son’s right to be alone with his mother now. She and Jessica stood outside, hold- ing each other’s hands ; with pale faces and ears and eyes straining through the silent twilight. And John was with his mother, who slept, slept, till her sleep quietly deep- ened into the long, untroubled sleep of death. . and now John had only himself to think, about and provide for. - V "GKIILUS . B'ut; after 8'3”“ an hour Jessica, her eyes full 0f teara, JOined him. I: Mighcn’b I stay here With you ‘3" 3116 pleaded timidly, he: clasped hands tfgmbliug. TAL.‘ Inn by“! 7 - --.v.,. John pressed her ha. d - - tude. Then he sat on £19 - nick-room, its door ajar so that he could hear even a whispered summons. Oh, that long cold night; of wear ' ' ! R592 fifth? A.‘\nnl- n.â€" L ,y wiraxthg . - "one mu as Dean alone with me,” said Flora firmly, “and you must trust me as thh my‘o_wn mother. ” quiet her. __u Shenwil‘l be best alone ful restlessness of great see. The skilled nut-34 The Plumber’s Hat. (TO BE CONTINUED.) great weakness, sad to nurse alone was able to ri ht. N ' ' This is her g or 1: If. less the interest 0f the family, for he; h . upon her health aggillfgglfizgzgds chxefly North of the Lake of the Woods lies a region which is as yet unpenetrated by the lines of travel. In this section, perhaps more than any other in British America, the Indians deserve the name which even the Crees about Lake Winnipeg apply to them, “ Heathen Indians.” During a visit to the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg I saw some of these Indians, and our Inspec - tor of Indian Agencies, Hon. Ebenezer McColl, gave me many particulars concern- ing their customs. Among these natives flourishes unabated the superstitious belief in the power of the medicine men. Theseartificial old conjurers, more interested in extorting from the people their living thanlin theirzadvancement, prej- * udice them against all inroads of teachers or missonaries, and by their monotonous in- cantations andweird cermonies frighten them f into following their advice. Into this order both men and women are initiated at any i time from childhood to extreme age. A ‘ variety of rites attend upon this intimation. , In one order it is the custom to demand of ' candidates certain sacrifices before admit- ' ' the sacred precincts of the medicine lodge; then food and drink are dealt out. After partaking of these. they immediately retire to some secluded place, miles from the village, where fasting, and sleeping, they past from one to ten days, according to their powers of endurance. During these protracted fastings the good and evil spirits visit them, ' .v‘ râ€"IWSH' in constructing the con‘ ] designated. Those who fast the longest are the “biggest medicine,” and claim that, in the latest days of their secret throu hout life.‘ Should they happen tobe isclosed their virtue is de- a a r t c i c stroy‘edaand all Power given is lost. ‘ When n the .imtiates return to their lodges, each U is given two swallows of a, drink in a, birch- d bark cup, and about the same quantity of h f; v s t food. No more is allowed (although they of plenty) until half on they are at liberty 8 8 m "U 0 l5 9. (b D o O I have lived a. great deal among semi-sev- age men. I have often seen them frenzied with excitement, their faces white as ashes, their hair erect, and it their eyes dropping great tears of rage, but I have never seen in them anything approaching to that fiery appearance of the owl. The q'uestion as to the cause of this fiery appearance is one hard to answer. We know that the source of the luminosity in owls’ and cats’ eyes is the light reflecting membrane between the retina and the Sclerotic coat of the eyeball, but the mystery remains. When with the bird, I particularly noticed that every time I retired the nictilating membrane would im- mediately cover the eyes and obscure them for some time, as it will when an owl is confronted with strong sunlight, and this gave me the impression that the fiery. flash- ing appearance was accompanied with or followed bya burning or amarting sensa- A.'A_. tion. The irides were of a. bright orange color, but every time I attempted to approach the bird they kindled into great globes of quivering yellow flame, the black pupils beingsurrounded by a. scintillating crimson light which threw out minute yellow sparks into the air. When I retired from the bird. the preternatural fiery aspect would instantly vanish. ‘ 1 Tie black hom‘s stood erect, while in the center of the wheel-shaped head the beak snapped incessantly, producing a sound like the clicking of a sewing-machine. This wasa. suitable setting for the pair of magni- ficent, furious eyes on which I gazed with a. kind of fascination, not unmixed with fear, when I remembered the agony suffered on former occasions from sharp, crooked talens driven into me to the bone. Each particular feather stood on end, the tawny barred tail spread out like a. fan, the immense tiger-colored wings wide open and rigid, so that the bird that had clutch- ed the grass with his great feathered claws, swayed slowly from side to sideâ€"just as a. snake about to strike sways its head, or an anary,watchfui cat moves its tailâ€"first the tip of one, then of the other wing touched thggroqnd: _ - i c . u.- I found my victim stung to fury by his wounds and ready for the last supreme .ef- fort. Even in repose he is a. big eagle-like bird ; now in the uncertain light he looked gigantic in sizeâ€"a. monster of strange form an}! terrible nspect. - _ . Their Brilliancy and Changes of Color in the Dark. Why do cat’s eyes shine in the dark while men’s eyes do not 2 The author of “ Idle Days in Patagonia” raises this question with out answering it. He shot and wounded an eagle owl, and the sight of the bird, he says, was one of the greatest surprises with which nature ever favored him. The owl’s haunt was an island overgrown with grass and tall willow. Thither Mr.Hudson went toward evening and found him upon his perch waiting for sunset. He eyed the intruder so calmly as to almost disarm him, ‘ but hunters of specimens have a way of hardening their heart. Mr. Hudson fired. The owl swerved on his perch. remained suspended for a moment and then slowly fiu_ttered_down. He says : no_ redEess for thls vety' unaEademical language. " window by the indignant ex-fellow. Then the parties aggrieved adjourned to the open air (it was drizzling), and wensâ€"the plumber capless and the ex-fellow carry- ing the plumber’s capâ€"to seek counsel and advice of the nearest policeman, who re- ferred them to the justices. The ex-fellow says that he was on the way called by the plumber “a. thick-headed old fogy.” Yet the justices fined him 103. for his manner of giving a. lesson in manners. and gaye him_ Superstitious Manitoba Indians- .wu awauowe Of a drink i5 arbil‘ch' , and about the samerquancity 0f 9 more is allowed (although they mg in sight of plenty) until half 3 elapsed, When they are at liberty .e thni. 1..._A, _~ , AN DWL’S EYES. These are but a few of the nocturnal mammals of monkey and lemur type, ancient ancestors of our own, gone wmng through keeping such very late hours, and now stranded tor the most. part in islands orpeninsulas of extreme “Mm-{Tm Cornhill Magazine. I There is that curious little nondescript ‘ animal, the aye-aye, who attractedso much attention a. few years a 0 at the Zooâ€"g, quaint. small beast, hal monkey, half ro- dent, who comes forth by night in search of fruits or insects, and crawls through tbs woods with catlike pace upon butterfly or catterpillar. And there is that other odd can- necting link, the .galeopithecus, .or “flying monkey"â€"a. lemur well on his way to develop into a. bat, apelike in form, but with a membrane stretched loose between his arms and legs after the rudimen fashion of the flying squirrel, by means of which he glides from tree to tree With ‘ sort of half jump, half flight, very curious to witness. ri‘here are the lemurs of Madagascar, so called, because, like ghosts, they walk by night and withdraw at cockcrowâ€"strange, stealthy, noiseless creatures, with great; wistful, poetical eyes, and enlarged puplls ; ‘ monkeys that prey on birds and insects in the gloomy depths of their native forests. There is the slender loris, and graceful and beautiful beast, with eyes like a gazelle’s. but treacherous manners, who pounces upon birds as they sleep in their little nests. creeping silently upon them from behind like an Indian upon the war-path, and af- fording no indication of his hateful pres- sence till he is within arm's reach of his lumbering victim. In tropical countrles. where the struggle for life seems to rage even fiercer than in the temperate regions, a. vast number of animals have been driven by want to seek their livehood in the dark, through stress of competition. There are the howler mon- keys, for example, who make night hideous in large tracts of South African forest, beginning their dismal music as soon as evening sets in, and only retiring for the day as dawn purples the horizon. 1"- From France the ne ' ' spread _0 Jet the worldvfgzxfhgegalglcf‘i'efles ested 1n prehistoric times, and évzrer. rock shelters and terraces were aseldu n13, searched for evidences. To-day Euro ous y dmde her querternary men into 83x20“: epochs. and hung them through olishlzl stone. bronze and iron ages to our ppresent age of steel. In France in the early fifties Boucher de Perthes claimed to find in early quarternary gravels, flint implements made and used by an ape-like man. In the latter part of the fifties two Englishmen went to France and helped De Perthea in his investigations. They were both good geologists. and be- came convinced of the truth and importance of the Frenchman’s claims. Supported by men of unquestioned ability, an interest on the part of scientific men was awakened, and similar finds were made allover Europe. Before his death De Perthes saw with great satisfaction the quarternary man fully es- tablished. Immediately behind this lay a skeleton. recognized as that of a woman. It rested on the left side, with the knees slightly drawn up and its right hand almost resting upon the giant’s shoulder. The female skeleton was not so richly decked with or- naments as the. other two. The third skeleton, of a. youth, lay in much the same attitude as the second, with its right hand raised as if to be laid on one shoulder of the man in front of it. Under its head a flint knife was discovered. or the skeleton can therefore only approuxi- mately be given. From his heel to his head be measured six feet four inches. This giant frame was somewhat turned to the left, but it lay more on its back than the other two. By his left hand, laid close to his side, lay a. long flint knife. About the neck and on the skull were remains ofornamenta of teeth and bone, fish vertebrae, pierced shell and many other kinds. v- .- r‘vn first moment of disceéefy, and the of the skeleton can therefore only a. ma._tely be given. H Prof. Brinton is of the Opinion that the earliest man was of the average height of men of to-day, muscular and strong. walk. jug not always erect, but stooping forward. His skin was hairy, of a. reddish color, and the worn an were somewhat- smaller than the men. H. : forehead was low,but his brain was fairly developed. He knew the use of fire, how to make weapons of stcae, bone and wood, traps for animals, and some kinds of boats. Then he used some kind of shelter; he lived in communities ; he had a language; he loved his family and took care of the sick, but he did not seem to have had a. re- ligion. He was brave in battle; and loved to roam. All this can be proved by a. care- ful study of his remains. It was concluded, therefore, that the earliest men were of the same spirit and soul as men of the present day, endowed with like faculties, and with a. similar capacity to advance. They lay across the present mouth of the cave with their heads to the east. The outer skeleton was that of a man apparent- ly well on in life. Unfortunately the skull was broken with‘a. blow of a pick at the 2..-; “A... A" Recently there were found deeply buried in the earth in a cavern at Mentone, on the boarders of Italy, some human skele- tons an d wasp?“ that are supposed to have lain there smce the older Stone Age, probably more “b.“ 100, 000 years. Prof. D. G. Brmton, m a. public lecture before a. recent meebmg of the American Associatbn for the Advancement of Sci- ence, on abstrn‘b". of WhICh is published by ‘the Popular belqnce Monthly, discussed that vary intemsnmg‘subject, “The Earli- es t M am” He and tact-sclence Inclined t3 the belief that man ongmated in one mot and that an othere descended from ‘the first; pair. W13“ 18 called the oresent period was dxnded many thousand years ago by the gloom! pet-10d; and it: was probable than in certam parts of the world man lived dunng phe ice period, whxch would make the antiquity of the race at least 100,009 3768.28. SKELETONS 100,006 Bones Found in Italy of a. 8.9. 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